He asks questions that he already knows the answers. There are mountains of information on running, and we all know how to access it. And he knows it, too.

Stryped gets a kick out of seeing his name on the screen. He reminds me of a needy brat aching for attention. Invariably someone replies to another stupid question and the cycle starts again. Within this last week, he has ... bless his heart ... entered into a discussion prompted by someone else. But, that's the first time this has happened.

Besides, Trent, are you sure this is his inaugural marathon??? Just because he says it, that don't make it so. He's fast, he knows it. He runs a lot, he knows it. He eats well, he knows it. He's full of shit, he knows it.

Yes, he is for real. He and I have a friend in common. My friend is somebody I grew up with who now lives in Bowling Green. He actually coaches stryped. I think stryped simply has NO confidence and therefore asks EVERYTHING. My friend who knows him IRL says he is the same way in person. Just a simple country boy with some talent.

I have known his real name for a long while, and his name appears in the results. His name does not appear in MarathonGuide.com for any other year or race. Soon we will have finish line photos...

My take on Stryped is that he is just an embarassingly, yet unashamedly, public tweaker. He's not asking anything that every single person who's ever run a marathon (or any other race) hasn't wondered and worried about. He's just waaaaay less concerned about appearing neurotic and freaked out than most of us.

My take on Stryped is that he is just an embarassingly, yet unashamedly, public tweaker. He's not asking anything that every single person who's ever run a marathon (or any other race) hasn't wondered and worried about. He's just waaaaay less concerned about appearing neurotic and freaked out than most of us.

In essence, that's what I said, except you are more pc than me. Gotta get out of the habit of calling people names........

What gets me is his lack of response to people who *try* to help him. Never once has he responded to sincere advice with either a thanks (not necessary) or with another response that shows he has attempted to process the advice (this would be nice.)

But yeah, good run. He's gotta take another 70 seconds per mile off before I eat my words though.